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Get / Got / Getting etc.Pregunta sobre la definición o traducción de palabras en inglés o español. |
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Whether it's "proper English" or not doesn't really have a bearing on whether you'll hear it in conversation
How many people say, "What did you receive for Christmas?" when asking about your gifts? Not many. It's always "What did you get for Christmas?" I almost never hear, "It became cold last night." People say, "It sure got cold last night." I'd agree that there's (almost) always a better word that can be used in place of "got", but that doesn't mean the word isn't used in their stead. And, to be honest, most of the time I don't have a problem with people saying it. The time it bothers me is when it's used in place of the word "have", as in, "I got a Ford pick-up." or "Do you got any snacks?" |
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There's a usage in ordering which I only started noticing around 2006 in Cambridge. As in, go into a pub and ask "Can I get a coke?" I was quite amused when a friend made this request and the publican replied "No, I'll get it."
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From people who have English as first language? Or is that people wot got English...
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It seems that it's from people who know English as "That one class I done had to go to that one time at school, yes'sir'ee." |
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So, I guess you don't say you gotta go to the bathroom or assorted things like that?
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Come to think of it, there is a German equivalent which you hear quite often when ordering in a bar: Ich krieg' ein Bier. This really is gross. The verb kriegen means to get, and has the same overtone of - er - well, I doubt whether the Kaiser ever said it.
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Here is a link to a list of English phrases that use "get/got", etc.: http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyre...xpressions.htm
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Thanks for the links. |
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Yeah, I keep the one about "have got" handy because it is one of my mother's pet peeves.
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The only time I use it like that is when asking "Have you gotten...?" or just the usual "do you have...?", come to think of it I have almost relinquished the use of "have you gotten" nowadays.
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